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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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